BROOMFIELD, COLO. — Lincoln Property Co. (LPC) and FCP, both privately held real estate investment companies, have unveiled plans for the Colorado Research Exchange (CoRE), a 450,000-square-foot life sciences campus in Broomfield. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall for completion in early 2024. Located approximately midway between Denver and Boulder, CoRE will comprise four buildings, three of which will be four- to five-story tenant buildings ranging from approximately 110,000 to nearly 200,000 square feet. The fourth property, a shared amenity center for all tenants, will total 15,960 square feet and feature a fitness center, locker rooms, bike storage, tenant lounge with fireplace, outdoor terrace, conference/training facility and a food market. Each tenant building boasts views of the Front Range section of the Rocky Mountains, while green space connects each of the properties. Development cost estimates were not disclosed. The developers selected Broomfield due to its highly educated workforce and close proximity to two major metro areas. Current demand for life sciences space in this area has reached over 1.4 million square feet and continues to grow as companies focus on the market for its access to talent, capital and business-friendly environment, according to the developers. The partnership expects CoRE …
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Majestic Realty, Sunroad Enterprises Start Construction of 1.1 MSF Spec Industrial Expansion in San Diego
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — Majestic Realty Co. and Sunroad Enterprises have started construction on the second half of their four-building Landmark at Otay development, located at the intersection of state routes 905 and 125 in San Diego. Construction is underway on 50 acres of the 67-acre master-planned development, including a 240,975-square-foot building at 1610 Landmark Road and a 235,085-square-foot building at 1910 Landmark Road. Both buildings will feature 36-foot ceiling clearance and 185-foot secure truck courtyards with individual trailer storage. Additionally, the buildings will offer ESFR fire systems, 51 trailer parking stalls, 40 dock-high doors and two ground-level doors with ramps, as well as Superflat warehouse floors and building-wide clerestory windows. Mark Lewkowitz, Chris Holder and Will Holder of Colliers San Diego are marketing and leasing Phase II of the project. Completion is slated for February 2023. The development team plans to break ground on Phase III, a two-building component including 150,000-square-foot and 115,000-square-foot buildings, this summer.
Halftery Development, Trinity Investors Receive $39.4M Construction Loan for Shopping Center in French Valley, California
by Amy Works
FRENCH VALLEY, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has secured $39.4 million in construction financing for French Valley Marketplace, a grocery-anchored shopping center development in French Valley. The nonrecourse loan will provide funds to complete the horizontal and vertical construction of the project. A partnership between Texas-based Trinity Investors and Pasadena-based Halftery Development Co. are leading the fully entitled, 22-acre project. Current tenants include Grocery Outlet, Rite Aid, EoS Fitness, McDonald’s, AutoZone and 7-Eleven. Brandon Wilhite of MMCC and Sunny Sajnani and Todd McNeill of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, arranged the financing. The origination team is based out of MMCC’s Dallas office. Trez Capital operated as the lender for the transaction.
SCHERTZ, TEXAS — Atlanta-based Core5 Industrial Partners has acquired 164 acres in Schertz, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio, for the development of a 1.8 million-square-foot project. Construction of Phase I, which will comprise two buildings totaling roughly 1 million square feet, is set to begin later this year. Carlos Marquez and Brett Lum of NAI Partners represented Core5 Industrial in its acquisition of the land and have also been retained to lease the development. Corbin Barker of Endura Advisory Group represented the land seller, an entity doing business as Boeck Farm Co. Ltd.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based Parkview Financial has provided a $92 million construction loan for a 215,379-square-foot office building that will be located at 1498-1538 Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn’s Midwood neighborhood. The project will include 51,000 square feet of retail space and a 267-space automated parking structure. Construction is underway and expected to be complete in October 2023. Between the office and retail components, the building is 30 percent preleased. Aaron Birnbaum and Elliott Kunstlinger of Meridian Capital Group arranged the loan through Parkview on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of locally based developer Baruch Singer.
Electra America and BH Group Buy South Florida Mall for $100.4M, Plan Mixed-Use Redevelopment
by John Nelson
CUTLER BAY, FLA. — Electra America and BH Group have formed a joint venture to purchase Southland Mall, a 808,776-square-foot shopping mall in the Miami suburb of Cutler Bay. The buyers purchased the 80-acre site for $100.4 million with plans to reposition the mall and develop new Class A apartments on the campus. The joint venture is working closely with the Town of Cutler Bay on the redevelopment project. Located at 20505 S. Dixie Highway, Southland Mall was 80 percent leased at the time of sale to more than 100 tenants, including JC Penney, Macy’s, T.J. Maxx, LA Fitness, Regal Cinemas, Old Navy, Sephora, Kay Jewelers and Applebee’s. According to the buyers, Southland Mall is the only enclosed regional mall servicing southern Miami-Dade County through the Florida Keys. Michael Fay, John Crotty, David Duckworth and Brian de la Fé of Avison Young represented Electra America and BH Group in the land deal. The seller(s) was not disclosed. Southland Mall includes a former Sears department store and auto center that were not part of the transaction.
Bridge Industrial Obtains $153.5M Construction Loan for Metro Miami Logistics Project
by John Nelson
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — Bridge Industrial has obtained a $153.5 million construction loan to complete Phase II of Bridge Point Commerce Center, a 2.7 million-square-foot logistics park in Miami Gardens. Steve Roth of CBRE arranged the loan through CIBC Bank on behalf of Bridge Industrial. The second phase, which comprises two buildings totaling 1.6 million square feet, is expected to deliver in third-quarter 2023. Each building will span 794,230 square feet and feature 36-foot clear heights. There are build-to-suit and build-to-own opportunities available at the project, according to Bridge Industrial. Located on a 186-acre site at 4310 NW 215th St., Bridge Point Commerce Center features frontage on the Florida Turnpike and is equidistant between Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale International Airport. Phase I spans 1.1 million square feet across three buildings and is fully leased to tenants including City Furniture and HapCor.
CAMBRDIGE, MASS. — Callahan Construction Managers has completed the renovation and expansion of Squirrelwood Apartments, an affordable housing project located across the Charles River from Boston in Cambridge. The project involved renovating 10 of the property’s buildings and constructing two more from the ground up. Of the 88 units, 64 are reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI); 14 residences are restricted to households earning 30 to 50 percent of AMI, and the remaining 10 are designated as Massachusetts Workforce program units.
RICHMOND, VA. — Pinecrest has broken ground on Parc View at Commonwealth, a 509-bed community in Richmond serving students attending Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The 275,000-square-foot property will offer a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities within the 16-story community are set to include study spaces; a two-story parking garage with bike parking; a penthouse-level clubhouse; multi-purpose art studio; Zen wellness terrace; outdoor courtyard; and a rooftop deck lounge with grills, fire pits and seating. The project team includes Hickok Cole Architecture & Interior Design, Timmons Group Civil Engineering and Rycon Construction. Pinecrest, a student housing developer with offices in metro Chicago and Los Angeles, plans to deliver Parc View at Commonwealth in summer 2024.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Waypoint Residential has acquired a 20-acre development tract in Charlotte’s Mountain Island Lake submarket. The Boca Raton, Fla.-based developer plans to build a 240-unit, garden-style apartment community on the site with units averaging approximately 900 square feet. No community amenities were announced. The land seller, locally based US Developments, is working with Waypoint Residential to find other development sites in the Charlotte MSA. Waypoint Residential plans to break ground in the fourth quarter and deliver first units in fourth-quarter 2023. The developer plans to fully deliver the unnamed community by the second quarter of 2024. The site is across the street from a Food Lion-anchored shopping center and is within three miles of the U.S. National Whitewater Center.